A Week of Homemade Goodness: DAY 1: GRATITUDE WRAP

I have decided to start a new project; well actually 7 new projects. For the next week I am gong to handmake something different everyday, whether it be sewing, papercrafting, cooking or something else. I am enjoying a creative breeze that has wafted through our house the last few days and I am allowing myself to go with the flow and try some new techniques. I really like the concept of repurposing or reusing materials and items to help get on top of the clutter of ufos in my house and create things that will make my life easier or more beautiful. So for day 1, I pulled out my sewing machine, which had been on a long sabbatical, and made this gratitude wrap.


This wrap is a Soule Mama pattern, I first saw it on Lou's blog and I have been wanting to make it ever since. It is a basically a quaint little compendium to keep cards, stamps and notepad/pen at your fingertips so you can write cards on the run. I love the concept of being that organised! Bias edging was a new thing for me, but it turned out not too bad although don't look closely at the ties, they are a bit of a mess. Matching threads would have given a nicer finish, but I was too impatient to hunt them down and rethread the machine!

I really enjoyed this little project and it only took a short time after dinner one night. It has been really refreshing to work with something other than paper. I want to keep it in my car so I can write whenever the mood hits, also thought they would be good to have on hand for random acts of kindness, or to leave a note when I visit a friend and they are out. I would like to make a larger design for my Quiet Time, with room for a slimline bible, journal and pen and a devotional book.